Lyrics Lost Chapter 3, a my hero academia/僕のヒーローアカデミア fanfic

As always I don't own any songs or characters mentioned. Enjoy!

Bakugo swore he physically felt his brain crash as he tried to process what he was seeing. What the fuck was going on? He looked at Kirishima.

"Explain. Now." Bakugo angrily demanded. Kirishima paled but nodded and stepped closer to speak in Bakugo's ear to be heard over the music.

"I remember you telling me about Izuku Midoriya way back when, and I ended up stumbling across a music video for this band. The lead singer matched the description of the guy you told me about and I looked up the artist's credits and I saw his name. You've always been sad about whatever happened so I wanted to give you a chance to make things right, or at least get some closure. I paid extra for us all to have VIP passes for a meet and greet for the bands tonight. I didn't want to tell you in case you would bail. I'm sorry." Bakugo didn't know whether to be grateful or angry.

Through Kirishima's speech he didn't remove his eyes from Izuku once. He didn't want to look away in fear that it wasn't real and this was all some extremely vivid dream. His hair was as green as he remembered, and from what he could see Izuku had filled out more. When he turned to the side to speak to the girl on bass, he had an easy smile on his face. He looked natural standing up there, and a kernal of pain shot through his chest. They were supposed to be up there together, yet here he was standing in the crowd, but if Bakugo had to admit, it was Izuku who deserved to be up there more than anyone.

When Izuku turned to face the crowd Bakug felt the air leave his lungs. He was gorgeous. He smiled at the crowd and waved which caused another round of screams to fill the room. Most were girls begging for his attention and while jealousy filled him he didn't fault them. He looked like a wet dream came to life. Black ripped skinny jeans hugged his legs, and a sleeveless black Plus Ultra shirt showed off his bulging biceps. That made Bakugo weak in the knees, he's always had an appreciation for muscled arms and the black bands that circled both wrists, and a tattooed sleeve was the icing on the cake. The piercings shining on his lips and ears, made his mouth water and blood heat. He never imagined Izuku wearing snake bites, yet it suited him in a way that he just couldn't deny. On his feet were red sneakers that had a close resemblance to the ones he always wore as a kid and that pulled a soft smile from him. Izuku stepped towards the mic and his voice rang out to the crowd.

"Hey guys! How are we doing tonight?" Cheers answered him and he chuckled. Bakugo felt a shiver roll down his spine at the huskiness, that wasn't there when they were younger. His voice was still on the higher side, but age added the undeniably masculine quality to it.

"It's gonna be a hard act to follow all those great artists, but we're incredibly honored to be here tonight, headlining no less. Please enjoy!" He laughed as he spoke and nervously rubbed the back of his head. It was endearing to Bakugo that he still got shy on stage and didn't think he was fucking amazing like everybody clearly thought he was. The beginning of a guitar started and as the music began, Bakugo let the world fade away.

Looking in the eyes of a broken dream
Another new plan torn at the seams
And I don't know if it's all been me
Or someone else is pulling at my strings

Living every day like it's on repeat
Another played out dead end routine
Stuck in a place as the walls close in
Plotting out my escape again

Crawling my way from a prison cell
No once can save me but myself
I know there's something more that I'm missing
(Hoping to find my place somewhere)

Bakugo was enthralled by Izukus voice. He didn't know what to expect, but it was not the smooth drawl that fell from between his lips. Izuku was worried for nothing when they were younger, age had lowered his pitch enough that his vocals evened out perfectly. Bakugo wondered how their harmonies would blend compared to when they were younger.

Staring right into the sun
Looking for the ending before it's begun
I just need a reason to bleed
It feels like my heart's going numb
Heart's going numb

I'm losing my place when I gave it all
It's pushing my back up against the wall
When it takes everything to survive
It's hard enough to just feel alive

Every new scars that I tried to hide
I need a way out, but I'm out of time
I know there's something holding me here at the bottom
(Hoping to find my place somewhere)

Staring right into the sun
Looking for the ending before it's begun
I just need a reason to bleed
It feels like my heart's going numb
Heart's going numb

Bakugo bounced to the beat of the song as the lyrics washed over him. He felt each word in his core, and found himself relating to them. He felt the same after he realized Izuku was gone from his life for good.

The hues quickly change in my eyes
Kaleidoscope visions invade my mind
Leaving perception behind
Going blind now
Turn the lights out

Turn the lights out as it fades to black now
I can't breathe, help me crawl my way back out
This silence keeps screaming so loud
Going blind now, turn the lights out!

The scream that left Izuku's mouth was not something Bakugo ever expected to hear from him. It was as hot as it was surprising. When they sang as children Izuku tended to stay away from singing the growled parts of their music, usually opting to leave it to Bakugo, who's voice was more suited. He clearly developed his voice over time to be able to confidently perform them now.

Staring right into the sun
Looking for the ending before it's begun
I just need a reason to bleed
It feels like my heart's going numb
Feels like my heart's going numb

Staring right into the sun
Looking for the ending before it's begun
I just need a reason to bleed
It feels like my heart's going numb
Heart's going numb

The pounding of the drums blended into another song before Bakugo had time to even process the emotions flowing through him. It was heady and addicting.

I've been heading to the bottom of the barrel
for a while now
I think I need to slow down
I've been blaming everybody but myself and
yet somehow
I feel the weight deep down

Yeah, you know me
Making friends with all my demons,
never lonely
Self-destructive and I know it
But it's only a matter of time before I'm
outta my mind
I think I need a lifeline

I don't know when I became somebody
Somebody I don't recognize
I swear to god I never saw this coming
I never thought I'd leave it all behind
I want it, don't need it
I had to realize
I hate, I feed
Believed my own lies
I really think that I could use somebody
Somebody to bring me back to life

There was something shining in Izuku's eyes that he couldn't place as Bakugo watched him looking over the crowd. Even though there was a smile on his face, he looked lonely somehow. It was almost as if he was calling out to someone. Bakugo felt foolish to even acknowledge the hope that it was him he was looking for. As he listened to what Izuku was singing he could imagine him sitting in his room glaring at his notebook while the angry lyrics poured out of him. Bakugo knows how each song was a piece of Izuku's soul forming into words. While drums were Bakugo's personal way of releasing emotions, Izuku used his words. It was the whole reason he wanted to become a singer. Fame didn't ever appeal to him like Bakugo, he just wanted to connect to people through his voice as he did now. Bakugo believed the reason he shied away back then, was because there was something entirely intimate about letting people glimpse his heart through his songs, and tended to hide after bearing himself that way.

Can I be revived?
Somebody to bring me back to life

"What do you guys think so far?" Izuku asked the crowd. Somehow the roaring got louder around Bakugo, who's cheers joined the crowd. Kirishima still glanced at him from time to time to check on him, but his only focus was the breathtaking man on the stage.

"Now, these next two pieces are ones I wrote when I was younger and going through a tough time. It's not a secret that I was bullied when I was younger, so these are for you fuckers who said I wasn't gonna make it. Fucking look at me now." He grinned while the guitar started in the background and the drums bled in. Bakugo wasn't sure what surprised him more. The cursing or the cocky look on his face.

It's 8 AM, this hell I'm in
Seems I've crossed a line again
For being nothing more than who I am
So break my bones and throw your stones
We all know that life ain't fair
But there's more of us we're everywhere

We don't have to take this back against the wall
We don't have to take this we can end it all

All you'll ever be is the fading. memory of a bully
Make another joke while they hang another rope so lonely
Push them to the dirt till the words don't hurt
can you hear me
No ones gonna cry on the very day you die
You're a bully

Think it through you can't undo
Whenever I see black and blue I feel the past,
I share the bruise
With everyone who's come and gone
My head is clear my voice is strong,
Now I'm here to right the wrong

We don't have to take this back against the wall
We don't have to take this we can end it all

His voice was strong as he screamed out the lyrics. Bakugo felt conflicted as he listened to the words, knowing that he was part of the reason he left. However, the surge of respect he was feeling was overpowering. Izuku came out stronger and proved everyone wrong.

It's 8 AM, the hell i'm in
Your voice is strong, now right the wrong

At this point everybody joined in singing, it was as if he became the commander of a small army while he was up on that stage. The power his voice and words he had over the crowd was unlike anything he's ever seen Izuku do.

We don't have to take this back against the wall
We don't have to take this we can end it all

The next song blended into the end of the first in a smooth transition. It seemed more aggressive than the first one if that was even possible.

Thank you for hating me
oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Thank you for hating me

I used to lose so much sleep over what you stole
from me
But now look at me, I'm the lion, you're
the sheep
You turned my vulnerability on me like. a weapon
(oh-oh)
But taking knives in the back really taught me a lesson
(oh-oh)

I just wanna thank you
I just wanna thank you

Izuku paused and smirked at the crowd. Bakugo's heart skipped a beat.

For beating me down, for messing me up
For making me feel like I'm not enough
For running your mouth, for showing no love
For setting me off like a loaded gun
Thank you for making me
Stronger than I thought I could ever be
Thank you for hating me
oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Thank you for hating me

I know you criticize to hide how much
you hate yourself
So here's some money my friend, go get
some help
I feel so sorry for you, cause you're always
gonna be alone (oh-oh)
The world will know my name not yours
You're my stepping stone (oh-oh)

I just wanna thank you
I just wanna thank you

I'm moving on, I'm on the mend
Because living was the best revenge
Forever changed, I'm born again
Because living was the best revenge

Thank you for hating me
Thank you for hating me

Bakugo had no doubts that Izuku wrote this song shortly after what happened that day. He felt each line like a slice to his chest. Carving out his already broken heart, and he has never felt more regret than this moment. His saddened eyes watched Izuku, who was more alive than he's ever seen him. He regrets what he did and he still suffered for it, but Izuku thrived from the pain.

Thank you for hating me
oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Thank you for hating me

Izuku was drenched in sweat and was smiling broadly over the crowd. People were stomping and yelling his name. Bakugo was envious of the drummer who sat there with a satisfied smirk on his face while looking over Izuku. Jealousy was another emotion that burned through him. He didn't know what was going on there and he really had no right to know. It didn't stop the anger he felt at the man though, and somehow as if feeling his eyes on him he turned and met Bakugos glare, raising and eyebrow in question, until something like recognition flared in his eyes that made Bakugo confused. How would he know him?

There was a short intermission so the band could get a water break, so Bakugo took that time to question Kirishima. Obviously he was expecting this because he had a grimace on his face. Mina and Denki didn't know what was going on and decided it was best to stay quiet for now.

"I don't know whether to thank you , or kill you. This isn't what I was expecting when I came out tonight with you extras. If it was anybody else who brought me here knowing who was gonna be up there, they wouldn't be my friend after this." Bakugo started with crossed arms and a frown on his face. Kirishima frowned but nodded in understanding..

"I know that you would have killed me, but it was a risk I was willing to take. You deserve happiness Bakugo, and if he is what would make you happy, then I'm gonna do what I can to help you. I know what happened still haunts you, you've suffered enough." Kirishima said as he placed his hand on Bakugos shoulder.

"What are you guys talking about?" Mina asked as they watched the band get back into their places. Bakugo ignored her as he followed Izuku with his burning gaze. He had removed his shirt while they were backstage and his torso was glistening under the stage lights from the sweat. A flash of silver drew his gaze down his chest and saw that he had a barbel going through each nipple. Fuck, Bakugo felt his pants tighten at that. Izuku was full of fucking surprises now, wasn't he?

"It's not my place to say babe, but I wouldn't push him on it, ok?" Kirishima's voice pulled him from his perusal of Izuku's body. He had pulled Mina back to his front and was leaning his head on hers. Cheers started back up and he faced back to the stage again where the band was back in position.

"Alright guys thank you so much! Now we've been having a great night so far, let's keep it going, shall we? Our next song is gonna be led by our guitarist, Kiyouka." Izuku smiled out, and that was when the Dunce decided to scream out he loved her, to which she blushed but winked.

Am I an imposter or just a good liar
for no good reason?
Think we got a problem now
Symptom of a bad fallout, glitter's fading

I can't believe I became the disease
And the snakes that are learning to scream
in my dreams
That they dragged through the dirt,
now painted in hurt
My lungs are filling with the sea

I tried breathing underwater to drown out the doubt
I cracked under the pressure and nearly bled out
You said you'd always save me, so where are you now?
Feels like I'm failing , I'm dancing
while drowning alone
(I'm dancing while drowning alone)

Feeling self-conscious now
Overthinking out out loud,
screams in silence
Always overcompensate
In this world, I can't relate, need some guidance

I open my mouth, but the words don't come out
And the deepest blue sinks in me so low
Can't control my self-doubt that I hold,
it's touch is so cold
These waves are crashing down on me

Dunce was screaming along to the song at this point and leaning so far over the barrier that separates the crowd from the stage, that the guards were starting to look concerned he was going to hop it. Bakugo scoffed at him and couldn't believe he was acting so pathetic. No one was going to comment that the never breaking gaze he himself had for the lead singer was just as pathetic if not more so. They couldn't blame him if they knew that he was watching the love of his life living their dream.

I tried breathing underwater to drown out the doubt
I cracked under the pressure and nearly bled out
(nearly bled out)
You said you'd always save me, so where are you now?
Feels like I'm failing , I'm dancing
while drowning alone

I tried breathing underwater to drown out the doubt
I cracked under the pressure
I tried breathing underwater to drown out the doubt
I cracked under the pressure and nearly bled out
You said you'd always save me, so where are you now?
Feels like I'm failing , I'm dancing
while drowning alone

I'm dancing while drowning alone
Feels like i'm failing, I'm dancing while drowning alone

As the song came to an end Izuku looked over the crowd, and then the air left Bakugo's lungs as they met his own. He watched as Izuku's eyes widened and both felt the world freeze around them as they both looked at each other for the first time in ten years.

I did say there was gonna be more songs this chapter, haha. I hope you guys enjoy the ones I pick.

Numb- Sleep Theory
Somebody- Memphis May Fire
Bully- Shinedown
Thank you for Hating Me- Citizen Soldier (This is like one of their best songs in my opinion)
Breathing Underwater- Hot Milk